THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 7

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 7

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Frappe Day

1806  Carbon paper was patented by Ralph Wedgewood in London

1826  The first railway in the US opened in Quincy, Ma.

1868  Cornell University opened in Ithaca, NY

1916  The German sub, U-53, entered Newport, RI harbor – sank six vessels off Nantucket Harbor the next day and three more the following day

1931  The first infra-red photograph was taken

1935  The Supreme Court held its first session in its current building

1938  Germany demanded that all Jewish passports be stamped with the letter “J”

1950  US forces invaded Korea by crossing the 38^th parallel – in November, China would send several thousand troops into North Korea

1957  “American Bandstand” premiered on TV

1959  The far side of the Moon was seen for the first time – the photos were taken by the USSR’s “Lunar 3”

1960  “Route 66” made its TV debut

1967  The Beatles turned down $1 million for a concert in NYC

1968  The Motion Picture Association of America adopted a film rating system – it ranged from G to X

1982  The musical “Cats” opened on Broadway – had 7,485 performances

1985  PLO terrorists seized the Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro – they surrendered 2 days later after killing American Leon Klingerhoffer

1988  Robin Givens filed for divorce from Mike Tyson after 8 months of marriage

1996  The Fox News Channel made its TV debut

1997  PepsiCo spun off Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC

2003  Arnold Schwarzenegger won a recall election of California Governor Davis to become the new Governor

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 7

2005  White Sox sweep Boston in ALDS with a 5-3 win

2005  Angels get 19 hits and beat NYY 11-7

2003  Florida’s Mike Lowell hits a pinch hit HR in the 11^th inning to beat Cubs 9-8 – teams had 7 HRs in the game  (NLCS record)

2001  Ugly day in the NFL as teams combine for 57 turnovers – 9 of them came in the Giants win over Washington

2001  Rickey Henderson gets his 3,000^th hit – it is also Tony Gwynn’s final game – Gwynn - .338 hitter, won 8 batting titles including .394 in 1994

2001  Barry Bonds hits his 73rd HR of the season

1995  Edgar Martinez of Seattle hits a grand slam and drives in 7 runs to win

game 4 of the ALCS

1987  Scottie Pippen makes his NBA debut with the Chicago Bulls

1984  Walter Payton passes Jim Brown as the NFL’s career rushing leader

1984  Denver Beats Lions 28-7 as Detroit QBs combine for 7 interceptions and team has 10 total

1975  Red Sox beat Oakland to win AL pennant

1961  Roger Maris hits a 9^th inning HR to give the NYY a 2-1 win over Cincinnati in game 3 of the World Series

1952  NYY win the World Series for the 4^th consecutive year

1950  NYY win their 13^th World Series

1916  Georgia Tech’s football team beats Cumberland College 222-0 – Tech carried the ball for 978 yards                                             

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 7

1961  Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles

1963  Sugar Shack – Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1965  Yesterday – The Beatles

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1969  Sugar Sugar – The Archies

1970  Cracklin’ Rose – Neil Diamond

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1973  Half Breed - Cher

1974  I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John

1978  Kiss You All Over – Exile

1979  Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson

1980  Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  I Just Called to Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder

1985  Oh, Sheila – Ready for the Wind

1986  When I Think of You – Janet Jackson

1987  Here I Go Again on My Own – Whitesnake

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dream Lover – Mariah Carey

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1995  Fantasy – Mariah Carey

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 6

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 6

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Noodle Day

1781  American and French forces began a siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown – the last major battle of the American revolution

1783  Benjamin Hanks patented a self winding clock

1866  The first train robbery in the US took place – the Reno brothers got $10,000

1884  The Naval war College was established in Newport, RI

1889  Thomas Edison showed his first motion picture

1890  The Mormon Church outlawed polygamy

1893  Nabisco invented Cream of Wheat

1908  Actress Carol Lombard was born

1927  The era of talking pictures arrived with the opening of “The Jazz Singer” with Al Jolsen

1939  In an address to the Reichstag, Hitler announced that he had no intention of going to war with Britain and France

1967  Haight-Ashbury hippies held a funeral to mark the end of hippies

1973  The Yom Kippur War began as Syria and Egypt attacked Israel – the war would last two weeks

1979  Pope John Paul II became the first Pope to visit the White House

1981  Anwar Sadat, the President of Egypt, was assassinated by gunmen at a military rally in Cairo

1986  A Soviet nuclear submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Bermuda about 1,200 miles from NYC

1987  Microsoft introduced its first Windows application – Excel

1989  Actress Betty Davis died at age 81

1991  Elizabeth Taylor married for the 8^th time – Larry Fortensky – it was only his 3^rd marriage

2000  The US jobless rate was reported to be 3.9%

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 6

2007  Arizona sweeps Cubs in NLDS

2003  Red Sox advance to the ALCS beating Oakland 4-3 – Manny Ramirez hit a 3 run HR and Derek Lowe struck out the last batter with the bases loaded

2001  Cal Ripken plays in his final game

1993  Michael Jordan announces he is retiring from the NBA – will return March 19, 1995

1973  Tom Seaver strikes out 13, but gives up a HR to Pete Rose and Johnny Bench as Cincinnati beats Mets 2-1 in 1^st game of NLCS

1969  NY Mets win the NLCS

1968  In a 10-1 win over Detroit, Bob Gibson gets his 7^th straight World Series win

and Lou Brock gets a HR, triple, and double – he ends with 7 steals in the Series

1966  Jim Palmer (20) is the youngest to pitch a World Series shutout – beats Dodgers and Sandy Koufax 6-0 – it is Koufax’s last game

1959  A single game attendance record for a World Series game – 92,706 at the Los Angeles Coliseum

1926  Babe Ruth hits 3 HRs in a World Series game

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 6

1961  Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles

1962  Sherry – The Four Seasons

1963  Sugar Shack – Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1965  Yesterday – The Beatles

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1969  Sugar Sugar – The Archies

1970  Cracklin’ Rose – Neil Diamond

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1973  Half Breed - Cher

1974  I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John

1975  Bad Blood – Neil Sedaka

1977  Star Wars Theme - Meco

1978  Kiss You All Over – Exile

1979  Sad Eyes – Robert John

1980  Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

1985  Oh, Sheila – Ready for the Wind

1986  When I Think of You – Janet Jackson

1987  Here I Go Again on My Own – Whitesnake

1988  Love Bites – Janet Jackson

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

1990  Close to You – Maxi Priest

1991  Emotions – Mariah Carey

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dream Lover – Mariah Carey

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1995  Fantasy – Mariah Carey

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 5

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 5

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Apple Betty Day

1829  Chester A. Arthur was born – 21^st US President

1864  Most of Calcutta was destroyed by a cyclone – 60,000 died

1880  A.T. Cross patented the ball point pen

1902  Ray Kroc was born – founded McDonalds

1905  Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their plane for 38 minutes

1916  Corporal Adolph Hitler was wounded during WWI

1917  TV host Allen Ludden was born – “Password”

1931  The first non-stop trans Pacific flight occurred – Japan to Washington

1945  “Meet the Press” made its debut on radio

1947  The first Presidential address televised from the White House occurred – President Truman spoke about the international food crisis

1953  Earl Warren was sworn in as the 14^th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court

1962  The Beatles released their first hit in England – “Love Me Do”

1969  A Cuban defector landed a Soviet MIG jet at an Air Force base in Florida – he entered U.S. air space without being detected

1970  PBS became a TV network

1974  American David Kunst completed his journey of walking around the world – it took him 4 years

1983  Lech Walesa, founder of Poland’s Solidarity Union, won the Noble Peace Prize

1988  In the Vice Presidential debates, Lloyd Bentsen told Dan Quayle – “you’re no Jack Kennedy”

1989  The Dalai Lama won the Noble Peace Prize

2004  Half of the U.S. flu vaccine faced destruction – the manufacturer had lost its license due to safety concerns

2004  Tiger Woods married Elin Nordegren

2004  Comedian Rodney Dangerfield died at age 82

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 5

2004  St. Louis Cardinals hit 5 HRs to tie the NL postseason record and beat the Dodgers 8-3

2003  Chicago beats Atlanta to advance to the NLCS – 1^st postseason win for the Cubs since 1908

2002  Anaheim beats NY Yankees 9-5 to win their first postseason series in their history

2001  Barry Bonds hits his 71^st and 72^nd HRs of the season to break Mark McGwire’s record

2001  Seattle wins its 115^th game of the season – AL record

2001  Braves beat the Marlins 20-3 and gets their 10^th straight divisional championship

2001  Cal Ripken plays in his 3,000^th game

1996  23 Orioles strikeout in a 12 inning playoff game vs. Cleveland – they still win 4-3

1985  Grambling’s Eddie Robinson wins his 324^th football game – record

1980  Mariners Mike Parrot loses his 16^th straight game – record is 1-16 – he won 14 in 1979

1967  Red Sox beat St. Louis 5-0 in the World Series as Jim Lonborg pitches a one hitter – only the 4^th one hitter in World Series history

1956  Yogi Berra becomes the 4^th NYY player to hit a grand slam in the World Series

1953  NYY win their 5^th straight World Series – Billy Martin had 12 hits in the series

1922  The Yankees and the Giants play a World Series game to a tie

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 5

1961  Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1965  Yesterday – The Beatles

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1970  Cracklin’ Rose – Neil Diamond

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1973  Half Breed - Cher

1974  I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John

1975  Fame – David Bowie

1978  Kiss You All Over - Exile

1980  Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1987  Here I Go Again on My Own – Whitesnake

1988  Love Bites – Janet Jackson

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

1991  Good Vibrations – Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 4

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 4

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Taco Day

1636  The Massachusetts Plymouth Colony drafted its first law

1648  Peter Stuyvesant established the first volunteer fire department

1822  Rutherford B. Hayes was born – 19^th US President

1881  Edward Leveaux received a patent for the player piano

1883  The Orient Express made its first run – Istanbul to Paris by rail

1895  Silent film comedian Buster Keaton was born

1905  First air flight over 30 minutes – Orville Wright covered 21 miles

1916  AT&T was first added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average

1923  Actor Charlton Heston was born

1927  The actual work of carving Mt. Rushmore began

1931  The comic “Dick Tracy” appeared for the first time

1933  Esquire magazine was first published

1946  Actress Susan Sarandon was born – “Bull Durham”

1949  The United Nations’ permanent headquarters in NYC was dedicated

1957  “Leave It to Beaver” debut on TV – ended 1963

1957  Rap mogul Russell Simmons was born

1957  The space race began as the Soviets launched “Sputnik”

1957  Jimmy Hoffa was elected President of the Teamsters Union

1965  Pope John VI became the first Pope to visit the Western Hemisphere when he spoke at the UN

1970  Singer Janis Joplin died at age 27 of a heroin overdose

1976  Barbara Walters made her debut as the first female network news anchor

1976  The Supreme Court lifted the ban on the death sentence in murder cases – it had not been used since 1967

1994  South African President Nelson Mandela visited President Clinton at the White House

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 4

2009  NYY end the season with 243 HRs – franchise record

2005  NYY beat Angels 4-2 in 1^st game of ALDS as Robinson Cano hits a bases loaded triple

2005  White Sox get ALDS record 5 HRs in a 14-2 win

2001  Barry Bonds hits his 70^th HR to tie Mark McGwire’s MLB record

2001  Rickey Henderson becomes MLB’s all time career runs scored leader when he gets 2,246^th

1992  San Francisco’s Greg Litton hits a pinch hit grand slam to beat Cincinnati in the 13^th inning

1991  Jim Thome of Indians hits his 1^st HR

1989  Oakland’s Rickey Henderson steals four bases in the ALCS win

1986  White Sox pitcher Floyd Bannister gives up back to back inside the park HRs to Greg Gagne

1981  NY Jets and Miami play to a 28-28 tie as no points are scored in OT – Jets had 546 total yards and Miami 399

1964  Larry Jackson wins his 24^th game of the season for last place Cubs – record is 76-86

1969  MLB’s first divisional playoff games are played – NY Mets vs. Braves and Orioles vs. Twins

1955  The Brooklyn Dodgers win their only World Series

1948  The Indians beat the Red Sox in the first AL playoff game

1925  Ty Cobb ends the season with a .378 batting average – will hit above .300 23 of his 24 seasons – career .366 average

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 4

1961  Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles

1962  Sherry – The Four Seasons

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1965  Yesterday – The Beatles

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1970  Cracklin’ Rose – Neil Diamond

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1973  Half Breed - Cher

1974  I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John

1975  Fame – David Bowie

1978  Kiss You All Over - Exile

1980  Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1986  Stuck With You – Huey Lewis & the News

1987  Here I Go Again on My Own – Whitesnake

1988  Love Bites – Janet Jackson

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

1991  Good Vibrations – Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1993  Dreamlover – Mariah Carey

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 3

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 3

WORLD EVENTS

Today is Nation al Caramel Custard Day

1650  The English Parliament declared its rule over the infant American colonies

1776  Congress borrowed $5 million to stop the rapid depreciation of paper money in the colonies

1789  President Washington proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day on November 26

1863  President Lincoln designated the last Thursday of November to be Thanksgiving Day

1899  The motor driven vacuum cleaner was patented by J.S. Thurman

1922  The first fax was sent over city lines in Washington, DC

1922  Rebecca Felton became the first female to hold the office of Senator- she was appointed to fill a vacancy

1941  “The Maltese Falcon” with Humphrey Bogart premiered

1952  The first video recording on magnetic tape was processed in Los Angeles

1952  The British detonated their first atomic bomb

1954  “Father Knows Best” premiered on TV – ended 1960

1955  “Captain Kangaroo” debut on TV as “Good Morning, Captain” ended 1993

1955  “The Mickey Mouse Club” premiered on TV

1957  The comedy series “The Real McCoy’s” premiered on ABC

1960  “The Andy Griffith Show” premiered on CBS – ran until 1968

1961  “The Dick Van Dyke Show” premiered on CBS

1990  East and West Germany merged to form a single country after 25 years of division

1993  18 Special Ops soldiers died in Somalia – “Black Hawk Down” chronicled the events

1995  OJ Simpson was acquitted of the 1994 murders of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman – the trial had started January 24

2001  Apple introduced the iPod – cost $399

2008  OJ Simpson was found guilty of robbing two sports memorabilia dealers in Las Vegas at gun point

SPORTS HISTORY ON OCTOBER 3

2000  St. Louis beats Atlanta in 7-5 in 1^st game of NLDS – pitcher Rick Ankiel throws MLB record 5 wild pitches in the 3^rd inning

1999  Chicago Bears beat New Orleans despite 5 turnovers

1999  Chargers beat Chiefs 21-14 despite being out gained 314 to 132

1999  Atlanta beats Florida 18-0 with 21 hits – MLB record 15 players score

1999  In the last game of the season, Mark McGwire hits his 65^th HR, Sammy Sosa

his 63^rd

1990  NY Mets George Jelic hits his first, last, and only HR of his career – will only have 11 at bats and this is his only hit

1978  Reggie Jackson hits a 3 run HR, a double, and a single as NYY beat Royals 7-1 in 1^st game of ALCS

1976  Hank Aaron singles in his last MLB at bat – career 3,771 hits, 755 HRs, 2,297 RBI, .305 average in 23 seasons

1972  Steve Carlton wins his 27^th game – team had 59 total wins

1971  Houston and New Orleans play to a 13-13 tie both teams have 263 total yards each

1970  In 1^st game of ALCS, pitcher Mike Cuellar hits a grand slam – 1^st and only HR by a pitcher in ALCS history

1965  Cubs record their 3^rd triple play of the season – pitcher Bill Faul was on the mound for all three

1965  Washington (8) and Lions (6) combine for 14 turnovers in the game – QBs in the game did not record a TD, but did have 10 interceptions

1962  Maury Wills gets his 104^th steal of the season

1915  Ty Cob gets his 96^th steal – will last until Maury Wills breaks it in 1962

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 3

1961  Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1965  Yesterday – The Beatles

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1973  Half Breed - Cher

1974  I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John

1975  Fame – David Bowie

1980  Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1987  Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

1991  Good Vibrations – Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 2

THE HISTORY OF OCTOBER 2

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Fried Scallops Day

1656  The Connecticut colony passed a law against Quakers

1833  The NY Anti-Slavery Society was organized

1866  J. Osterhoudt patented a can with a key opener

1871  Mormon leader Brigham Young was arrested for polygamy

1890  Comedian Groucho Marx was born

1895  Comedian Bud Abbott was born – “Abbott & Costello”

1909  Orville Wright set an altitude record by flying at 1,600 feet

1910  The first 2 plane collision occurred in Milan, Italy

1919  President Wilson suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed

1937  Warner Brothers released “Love Is in the Air” – it was the screen debut for 26 year old Ronald Reagan

1941  Six Parisian Synagogues were set on fire

1942  The Queen Mary sliced the cruiser Curacao in half killing 338 people

1949  The USSR recognized the People’s Republic of China

1950  The comic strip “Peanuts” first appeared in newspapers

1955  “Alfred Hitchcock” premiered on TV

1959  Rod Sterling’s “Twilight Zone” premiered on TV – ran for 5 years

1961  “Ben Casey” premiered on TV

1967  Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black Supreme Court Justice

1970  TV actress and host Kelly Ripa was born

1985  Rock Hudson died of AIDS at age 59

1990  The US Senate voted 90-9 to confirm Davis Souter as Supreme Court Justice

1991  Apple Computer and IBM signed a contract to create an alliance in computers and software

1994  Harriet Nelson died at age 85 – “Harriet and Nelson”

2002  The first death by the Maryland sniper took place – on the next day five additional people were killed in the Washington, DC area

SPORTS HISTORY FOR OCTOBER 2

2001  Randy Johnson gets his 200^th career win – this season he is 21-6, 2.49 ERA, 372 strikeouts

2001  Sammy Sosa hits his 60^th HR – 3^rd time in his career – 1^st MLB player to do so

1999  Bernie Williams gets a walk – has 200 hits, 100 runs, 100 RBI, and 100 walks for the season – 1^st player since Stan Musial in 1953 to do so

1995  In one game playoff, Seattle’s Randy Johnson strikes out 12 and gives up 3 hits to beat the Angels 9-1

1995  Sparky Anderson resigns from Detroit after 17 years

1990  Bob Welch of A’s wins his 27^th game – 27-6, 2.95 ERA

1985  Dwight Gooden wins his 24^th game – 24-4, 1.53 ERA

1985  Detroit’s Darrell Evans hits his 40^th HR – had 41 for Atlanta in 1973 – 1^st player to hit 40 in both leagues in a season

1983  Packers beat Tampa Bay 55-14 – benefit from a 90 yard punt return for a TD, 35 yard fumble return for a TD, and a 27 yard interception for a TD

1978  Bucky Dent of NYY hits 3 run HR to beat the Red Sox in a one game playoff

1974  Hank Aaron hits his last NL HR – his 733^rd

1969  Pete Rose wins his 2^nd straight batting title - .348

1965  Sandy Koufax beats Braves 2-1 – record is 26-8, 2.04 ERA, 382 strikeouts

1960  Baltimore beats Bears 42-7 – Johnny Unitas throws 4 TDs and Zeke Bratkowski throws 7 interceptions

1936  NYY score 18 runs to beat Giants 18-4 – World Series record that will last until 1993

1921  Babe Ruth hits his 59^th HR of the season and his 171^st RBI

1916  Grover Cleveland Alexander wins his 33^rd game of the season – 1.55 ERA

# 1 SONGS ON OCTOBER 2

1961  Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee

1964  Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

1965  Hang on Snoopy – The McCoys

1966  Cherish – The Association

1967  The Letter – The Box Tops

1968  Hey Jude –The Beatles

1970  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

1971  Maggie May – Rod Stewart

1972  Don’t Get Hooked on Me – Mac Davis

1973  Half Breed - Cher

1974  I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John

1975  Fame – David Bowie

1976  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

1980  Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

1981  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

1982  Jack and Diane – John Cougar

1983  Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

1984  Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

1985  Money for Nothing – Dire Straights

1986  Stuck With You – Huey Lewis & the News

1987  Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston

1989  Miss You Much – Janet Jackson

1991  Good Vibrations – Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch

1992  End of the Road – Boyz II Men

1994  I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men

1996  Macarena – Los Del Rio